The imperial doctor came in a hurry, and Concubine Rong and Concubine Duan were scattered outside, thinking that Lan Qi was better, so they came to the door to accompany her to have a lively time, who knew that if she didn't say a few words and move more, she would be uncomfortable. At that time, I looked at the pale sweat on my face like rain, no matter how I looked at it, it was not a pretended weakness, but fortunately, this time it was a false alarm, and the pregnant woman and the fetus were fine.

"Niangniang, your body is very weak, before the first month, please stay in bed to recuperate, there is no other way to do this, and you have to work hard for a few months." Outside the tent, the imperial doctor said the helpless words again and again. The imperial doctor also said before that some pregnant women are lying in bed from the beginning to the time of delivery, everyone's physique is different, and every time is different, Lan Qi has been serving in Cining Palace every day for many years, and it is harder than the palace maid, the imperial doctor said these words He didn't dare to say these words to the queen mother, but the concubine was in good health, and she was indeed tired and sick.

"You go and tell the Queen Mother, just say that I'm fine, anyway, the child is here in a good manner, there is really a day when we don't have fate, and there is also a day to say, I won't embarrass you, now you just report the good news and not the bad news, don't let the old man worry."

Lan Qi instructed like this, and the imperial doctor said yes again and again, not long after leaving, Rong Concubine came in alone, saying that she was afraid that she would not feel comfortable if there were too many people, everyone had already returned, and she had experience in giving birth many times, so she came to say a few words to Lan Qi, Rong Concubine said more bluntly: "You have been tossed many times in this child, first sick, and then drugged, don't blame my sister for speaking badly and hurting you, but I really think you might as well not want to, so it tosses your body, child...... It may not be good to be born. If you are sure not to, it is still too late, what about you to discuss with the emperor? ”

Lan Qi's eyes moistened when she heard this, she knew that Concubine Rong would not easily say such heartfelt words to others, she had never been steady in her heart, but she still stubbornly wiped away her tears, and said with a smile: "Sister thinks, how many people outside are looking forward to me?" They must wish that I had no children, and now that the emperor is so happy about it, there are so many happy things in front of him, and the tragedy of me and the child is partial, how uncomfortable the emperor should be, maybe those ministers will also take the opportunity to say ugly things. In fact, I also worked hard, but day by day, my feelings for this child are getting deeper and deeper, June is here in the blink of an eye, even if it is earlier, I am not afraid, I will protect him well. ”

Hearing these words, Concubine Rong also burst into tears, but seeing that Lan Qi was so determined, she tried to laugh and coax her: "We don't dare to quarrel with you from time to time, if you are bored, we will call Huanchun to come to us, you take good care of your body, and you will properly live for those people to see." ”

Lan Qi was coquettish softly: "Sister go and call Sister Duan Concubine and Sister Bu back, I don't feel uncomfortable now, I feel desolate when you all disperse, talk to me for a while, if I fall asleep when I'm tired, don't be angry." ”

Concubine Rong agreed, and brought back the person who had left, the stars coaxed Lan Qi like the moon, she was in a good mood and in good spirits, and the Empress Dowager also sent someone to ask them to bother more, knowing that Lan Qi was afraid of loneliness and coldness, rather than being bored and sick, it was better to talk to more people.

At this moment, in the adjacent Chengqian Palace, Concubine Tong also heard Qinglian say that Yonghe Palace suddenly announced the matter of the imperial doctor, usually there are times twice in the morning and evening, and suddenly half of the middle is found, it must be not very good, she has lost her child again and again, and she knows that the pregnant woman can't stand such a toss, so she only said to herself: "Is it okay to toss like this?" ”

But there was laughter from time to time in the palace, Mrs. Tong and the fourth elder brother had a very happy time, Yinzhen knew that Mrs. Tong was her grandmother, and she was so coquettish and frolicking that Mrs. Tong was very happy, Mrs. Tong seemed to forget that this grandson was not born to her daughter, listening to the fourth elder brother shouting her grandmother one after another, her face was as bright as a flower, Concubine Tong looked at it from the side, and was relieved, thinking of the canonization ceremony after ten days, she couldn't help but feel sad.

Only waiting for the little guy to play with a red face and sweat, the nurse came to take away the fourth elder brother, Mrs. Tong looked back and saw that her daughter was distracted, she tidied up her clothes and sat over, and asked with a smile: "Niangniang is tired from getting up too early in the morning, and she is not energetic at this time?" ”

Concubine Tong replied unasked: "E-Niang has a meal in the palace and then leaves, I'll let the front inform me, and in the next few days I canonize the imperial concubine, E-Niang can't come in and take a look, drink a glass of wine for a while, it's a pleasure." ”

Mrs. Tong hurriedly congratulated her daughter on the joy of canonizing the imperial concubine, but it can be seen that her daughter was sad and didn't dare to be too happy, so she asked her softly: "Is there something unhappy about Niangniang?" ”

On the side, Qinglian took the palace maid away, leaving the mother and daughter to talk, and Concubine Tong saw that there were no outsiders, so she said: "E-Niang, you said, did the emperor dislike me for not giving birth to a boy and half a girl, so he didn't give me the throne?" No matter how noble the imperial concubine is, she is a concubine after all, or am I not virtuous and intelligent enough to be worthy of being a queen? ”

Mrs. Tong was also helpless, so she comforted her daughter: "Queen Niu Hulu is still the crown prince who was raised after the canonization, but you have raised the fourth elder brother so well over the years, how can it be because of this?" I also asked you Amma, he said that the emperor doesn't want to be the queen, it's not good to say, it's the most favored one who was recommended to be the queen, even if the Manchu Dynasty civil and military agreed, he wouldn't have the heart to stand up, it's not that you don't deserve to be the queen, it's the emperor he never wants to have a queen again. Niangniang, listen to me, looking at the situation of the two queens in front of you, it's really boring to live in this Kunning Palace, you are the most noble woman in the Qing Dynasty after all, aren't you? ”

Concubine Tong smiled bitterly: "The most noble woman in the Great Qing Kingdom is in Cining Palace, what am I?" Her eyes were gloomy, but she gradually revealed hope in her gloom, and stretched out her hand to pull her mother and said, "Eniang, you gave birth to our brothers and sisters, and your body is so good, I am your daughter, why can't I give birth?" E-Niang, you help my daughter, I have been in good health over the years, there are fewer days when I am angry, and I eat lightly. Eniang, is it good for you to ask Ama to send me the medicine for the fetus, I want to try again, maybe I was too young to keep it before, and now the more I like Yinzhen, the more I want to have my own children, I am still so young, the emperor is good to me, why can't I give birth? ”

Mrs. Tong didn't dare to refuse her daughter, but perfunctory: "I will tell you Amma, he must also hope that Niangniang can have her own children, but ...... next year"

Speaking of the coming year, Concubine Tong suddenly remembered that her sister was going to enter the palace, and couldn't help sneering: "It seems that Ama wants to learn from Niu Hulu, my sister can't give birth, and my sister will be born in the future, isn't it?" Amma sent her sister in just to replace me, and I can't win glory for my family, can I? ”

"Mother, don't think nonsense." Mrs. Tong was full of nervousness, coaxed her daughter and said, "You are all imperial concubines, what will replace you, who can replace you?" Niangniang, you have such a mind, depressed and unhappy hurt your body, and it is difficult to get pregnant. You can rest assured, when you turn around, you will have someone to send you fetal medicine, and if you take it for a year and a half, there will be good news. ”

Concubine Tong calmed down at this time, but she was still unconvinced and said: "E-niang went back and told her sister, go back to the palace and earn it by yourself, I won't help her, and don't rely on my sister to be domineering in front of people, tell her the fate of Guo Luoluo's sister-in-law, and let her do it herself." I'm not as generous as Niu Hulu's, I can push my man to my sister, and I can't fight for other people. ”

Mrs. Tong hurriedly agreed, not daring to make her daughter excited, and then accompanied her to dinner, coaxed the fourth elder brother for a while, and left the palace early.

Two days later, the canonization of the imperial concubine's holy decree was issued, set on the twentieth day of the lunar month to carry out the canonization ceremony, at that time, the six palaces will be sealed, one by one the holy decree into the harem, Wen Concubine Jin concubine, the position of the four concubines finally has a fixed number, Changchun Palace Hui Concubine, Yikun Palace Yi Concubine, Yonghe Palace Concubine, Jingyang Palace Rong Concubine four Jin as concubines, and then often in Dai Jia's promotion to nobles, and several other promises to follow the rising tide of the boat, such as Duan Concubine Bu nobles and so on, although not Jin Feng also has a rich reward, in short, they are all happy, are waiting for the twentieth day of the lunar month to see the excitement.

Lan Qi in Yonghe Palace couldn't get out of bed yet, Huanchun kowtowed for his master, when Huang Cancan's holy decree was delivered to him, Yinzuo was snuggling up to his mother, looking at it with interest, he opened it with a hula, half rolled on the ground, Huanchun hurriedly said: "Sixth elder brother, this is not a toy, can the slave and maid play with something else?" ”

Lan Qi only looked at it with a smile, and after a while, Huanchun summoned the people in the palace to congratulate the master, and heard them call themselves Concubine De Niangniang, and felt a trance.

It seems like a long seven years, but it took her a shorter time than anyone in this palace to change from a palace maid to a concubine, and the dignity of her position is the glory of her, and this glory is full of Xuan Ye's heart, Xuan Ye explained to her that you can't do anything that turns the world upside down for the sake of beauty, but in the end he still does too many different things selfishly.

In the evening of this day, when Lan Qi was napping and resting, she heard someone talking outside in a half-dream, and thought that it was Concubine Rong who came to see her, and wanted to pretend to be asleep to tease them, but then she heard the footsteps so familiar, and after a while, she heard Xuan Ye asking: "Does she often sleep like this?" I slept now, what do I do at night? If you don't go out and walk around, don't you sleep well at night? ”

Huan Chun answered, Lan Qi felt that Xuan Ye was stroking her cheek, couldn't help it anymore, opened her eyes and smiled, Xuan Ye was startled by her, and asked distressedly: "Did I wake you up?" Is your body still very uncomfortable? ”

Holding Lan Qi and sitting up, Huanchun and the others retreated with interest, Xuan Ye smelled the strong smell of medicine on her body, and his heart was heavy, but he said: "If you really can't ...... it"

But I heard Lan Qi say happily: "Yesterday, the Queen Mother came to see the concubine, the concubine and the Queen Mother made a bet, the Queen Mother said that this child is still a boy, but the concubine thinks it is a little princess, if it is a little princess, the Queen Mother will lose the concubine 500 taels of silver, and the concubine is really looking forward to the little girl being born as soon as possible, so as to earn silver for Eniang." ”

Seeing her like this, Xuan Ye didn't want to say anything to disappoint her again, so she only smiled and scolded: "It's getting more and more nonsense, even the emperor's mother is slandered?" If you lack money, just tell me, so that everyone knows that you are greedy for money and stingy? ”

Lan Qi just smirked and said unconvinced: "Where are the concubines greedy for money, they only received the holy decree today, how many people have come to congratulate and ask for rewards, and the silver that Ke Baba has easily saved in a year has been sent out in the blink of an eye, and I am waiting for the year of receiving the concubine, and it is easy to save an extra hundred taels of silver." ”

Xuan Ye couldn't cry or laugh, and immediately called someone in, Lan Qi thought that he was about to leave when he sat down, but when he saw Gonggong Li coming in with a vermilion lacquer plate, on the golden satin, he sat on a gorgeous crown.

Xuan Ye asked Gonggong Li to hold it in front of Lan Qi to show it, it was the concubine's winter smoked mink crown, the top was two layers, one through the east pearl, all of which were inherited with a golden phoenix, decorated with nine east pearls, with a cat's eye stone, five gold phoenixes around the perimeter, seven east pearls, one hundred and eighty-eight Zhai tail pearls, one gold lapis lazuli knot in the middle, four east pearls and pearls, and corals at the end.

The crown of the concubine is indeed more gorgeous and grand than the concubine, Lan Qi reached out and touched it, held it slightly, and made her smile heavily, she was in bed and did not comb her hair, Huan Chun took the hairpin over, and put the master's green silk on the top of her head a few times, and Xuan Ye put the crown on her with his own hands. Huanchun held the mirror again, and the green beads lit candles, illuminating the dusk and twilight like noon day, Lan Qi looked at herself in the mirror, pouted at Xuan Ye with a side face and said: "The concubine should really eat fatter, wearing such a big crown, it looks more and more small." ”

"It's better to be fatter." Xuan Ye stared at her gently, ignoring Huanchun and the others on the side, and said softly, "I like you to have a soft body, and when you give birth to this child, eat fatter, and if the size of your clothes is not wider, I will deduct your age." ”

Lan Qi smiled and fell into his arms, but the crown was too grand, and it was inconvenient for the two to get close, Xuan Ye carefully took it off for her, dismantled the hairpin and put down the green silk on his head, and said with a smile: "On the day of the canonization ceremony, you still have the imperial concubine and the concubine above, I can't be partial to you, so come here early today, this crown is specially made by my people, and the Dongzhu pearls used are the best tributes this year. ”

"How can a concubine be virtuous?" Lan Qi was so happy that she didn't know how to be grateful, but Xuan Ye was full of love that wanted to put her in her eyes, and smiled gently, "How can He De?" Because you're Uya Lanqi. ”

Lan Qi's eyes were crystal clear, tears were faintly visible, and she said with a smile: "Did the emperor say the same thing to the imperial concubine?" ”

Xuan Ye was annoyed, twisted her cheek and said, "No wonder you smell sour when you enter the door, you vinegar jar." ”

"The emperor said nonsense, it was the smell of medicine, and those medicines were bitter and sour......"

Soft-spoken, laughing and happy, Xuan Ye stayed in Yonghe Palace this night, naturally he just carefully accompanied his beloved to sleep, and the two talked without any intimacy.

In the blink of an eye, on the twentieth day of the lunar month, the waiter Erxingge held the festival to Yonghe Palace, and Jin Feng Concubine Wu Yashi was the concubine.

Lan Qi made up a lot, wore a heavy crown, and wore a golden court dress, kneeling to listen to the holy decree under the support of Huanchun, and only listened to Lord Xingge reciting the book: "I only govern the Qi family and the celebration of the six palaces of Maoyan." Career should be Zuo Nei, prepare the sage of the four virtues, be respectful for a long time, and use the light in ascending order to ......"

Eighteen years of concubines, twenty years of concubines, Wu Ya Lanqi was born in the palace maid, but occupied the glory of the harem, the emperor gave her dignity at the same time, but also took care of everything about her, knowing that he couldn't come to see her today, he specially came early to put on the crown for her, and the two of them were all in this trivial matter. One took care of him with all his heart, bore him children, honored his grandmother for him, and loved her with all his heart and shielded her from all the wind and rain.

After the tedious recitation of the book, Lan Qi made a big salute with the support of several people in Huanchun, and the Empress Dowager had already made a will, reading that she was weak and freed from all etiquette after that, and the lively and complicated ceremonies in the palaces outside had to be tossed for most of the day, and the Yonghe Palace was quiet early, and only waited for the concubines and nobles of the palace to come to congratulate and salute, and it was lively for a while. But she had already taken off her crown and court clothes early, and accepted everyone's greetings through the screen, and everyone didn't dare to disturb more, so she dispersed soon.

The adjacent Chengqian Palace is naturally two kinds of scenery compared to the Yonghe Palace, the imperial concubine cheered up and coped with all the etiquette and entertainment, when the sound of the dog and horse retreated, she sat alone in the hall in a Ming and Huang court dress, Qinglian came in and asked her when she would change her clothes, but the imperial concubine said in a daze: "Qinglian, look at my outfit, you have seen the canonization ceremony of Empress Niu Hulu, you see, at first glance, is it very similar?" ”

Qinglian nodded, and said: "There is only a slight difference between the queen's court dress and the imperial concubine's court dress, although Niangniang is now the imperial concubine, she is the queen's honor, so she naturally looks more similar." There are some things that the slave and maid should not say, but the slave and maid sincerely persuade the maid to want to open some, you are the most noble woman in the palace, if the emperor has the heart to establish the future in the future, who else but you? It's better to take good care of your body, the fetal medicine sent by Mrs. hasn't had time to eat it today, but it can't be intermittent. ”

The imperial concubine glanced at her sadly, and asked coldly: "You also returned to Cining Palace about me taking fetal pills, right?" ”

Qinglian hurriedly bent her knees, "The slave maid didn't dare to hide it from the maid, the slave maid did report to Cining Palace, and the maid knew it, and the slave maid couldn't help herself." ”

The imperial concubine smiled bitterly: "I don't blame you. ”

Qinglian said: "But the Empress Dowager didn't let the slaves and maids not let you eat, although the slaves and maids have to tell you about your recent situation from time to time over the years, but the Empress Dowager has never interfered with anything in the Chengqian Palace, not so much that the Empress Dowager no longer binds you, but that you are becoming more and more stable and decent, so that the Empress Dowager can rest assured." This time you want to take fetal medicine, the slave maid feels that the queen mother has no instructions, and she must also hope that you can give birth to your own children, don't be discouraged. ”

"The Empress Dowager, are you relieved of me?" The imperial concubine didn't believe it, and shook her head again and again and said, "How can you rest assured, they have never liked me, only the emperor is good to me." ”

Before the words fell, the gate of Chengqian Palace opened, and the emperor was reported all the way outside, and the imperial concubine got up suddenly, and finally had a smile on her worried face, and hurriedly pushed Qinglian and said: "Prepare tea, the emperor has been busy all day and is tired." ”

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